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I would like your opinion about something as I dont have any experience other than the analysis of wastewater. In one restaurant I got these results for its wastewater:

COD 2220mgO2/L

TSS 298mg/L

FOG 78 mg/L

As I understand the COD value is very high for the standards that must to follow. Does it seem as a laboratory fault or is it something that goes wrong in the procedure? What could be done to decrease the COD value?

That COD value is not out of line for that sample source. We regularly analyze for COD on our industries and food production facilities (not restaurants) have very high COD values. The waste from a restaurant would most likely be more highly concentrated than the influent to the WWTP so if you have never analyzed anything other than influent or similar sources then a COD over 2000 would be an eye opener. Our influent COD numbers can range from 200 - 700 depending on flow while industries with food wastes can range from 1000 - 5000.